THE NE.,W YORKER rThey also Inake it incidentally eloquent about artists working in exile from what they know, although it is in Sko- limowski's character to conceal all ef- fort in a shrug. Like English school- boys, Poles often serve an ethic of seeming not to try. \V ork must be done, but it must also not be seen to be done. Show nothing, expect nothing. Skolimowski expresses that view very simply and purely in the face and movelnents of the English boy whom he has cast as the hero. In spite of the director's contempt fOI the Polish gen- eration that d wt::lls on the war, Mike looks extremely like a teen-aged bomb victim, alert and isolated in hostile ter- ritory. 'The film itself is Polish through 'lnd through-deeply bitten with irony; assun,ing mannerisms of the slapdash; SOPletiAnes silly on purpose; terrifyingly obse1 vant about discomfiture; comic and melodram<:ttic; fragrantly inconse- quential but furtively in praise of the indL c;tru ctibl e. " T R ' T " d HE ED ENT, a soupe-up adventure tale about the .L1\.rctic that is now dousing the Radio City Music Hall in sounds of blizzards how ling suddenly at you from the exits to the fruit drinks, was made by the Russian director Mikhail Kalatozov. An honort::d old-guard director who revived himself late in his working life to make the fine lTIovie called "'The Cranes Are Flying," he has sunk here in the mud of international co-produc- tion. The story is based on the real one of Amundsen's death in 1928 when he went to save General Nobile, who had tried to get back from the North Pole in a dirigible that crashed. Pett::r Finch has a ddft part as the Gt::neral, defend- ing his actions against ghosts; in the teeth of the script, he gives his scenes moments of standing and character. Claudia Cardinale, wearing fur hoods and looking like something off a ski brochure, scampers around in love. The near-miss rescue of the stranded dirigi- ble crew, slowly free7ing to declth on an ice floe as a seareD plane flies overhead and doesn't see their red tent, IS an agony to small children. -PENELOPE GILLIATT . These t\VO regiments ,vere established by Congress after the Civil War as an "experiment" in the use of blacks in the regular army. Living in substandard quarters and given rigorous duties, Pro- fessor Fo\vler sho\vs ho\v these men nev- ertheless consistently received excellent ratings in military bearing, discIpline and experience.-Publishers' 11 7 (t)kly All writers work under bad condi- tIons. 57 IF YOU LIVED IN HAWAII 1 WHERE WOULD YOU VACATION? . : ;- <.. </., . <-" .:.: .:::..:::...:>fr< w z .. . ; . ":: ::." "', ":'". .". ':: .'" ....: :. .:: :':"'::" ... . . . < .r ".. ." . . :. . '". .....: . :. ,Þ' "^ } :':'4'/ ",.:(, / ". .. .. . ... If .. '.-:"" ..: .'x ...,\ ,, V:. ' I .. '" A ,,, /' .) :!t...;!:...." ., . .. Hawaii's residents, kama- alnas, know that this is the most beautiful valley in Hawaii. Home of the Makaha Inn. A world away from Honolulu and Waikiki. . . yet less than an hour away. Here, you'll find the only double-championship golf courses in the Islands. Plus tennis and riding. . . or hiking :". . '*- .-(y...^ -- .G' . . .: .: - ;> 1 ,."'. .,. .: :<i> '< < -::: ..< . ; ,> -. I iI_ I .-- up Wlndlng tropical trails to restored Hawaiian temples. And water sports on world- famous Makaha beach. Or in our large fountain pool. Our elegantly lnformal clubhouse offers superb Hawaiian and Contlnental food, exotic drinks and dancing by moonlight. Makaha is a place to relax . . . a place to be out of It (But just close enough to be near the action whenever you want it.) Our zndoors are spaClOUS and comfortable; outdoors there's plenty of sweet, soft air. At Makaha you'll find the spirit of Aloha translated into superb, personalized service. These are some of the many reasons why Islanders vacation here. They must know some- thing. Now you do, too. MaKaHa INN P.o. Box 896 Waianae, Oahu, HawaIi 96792 WES7ERN I N'TERNAcnONAC ttarECS